Sony MP-F75W Teardown

ID: 151675

Description:

Steps:

  1. Get your tools and a grounding mat and strap ready.
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  2. Push the trigger arm inwards to get the disk tray in the "injected mode".
  3. Be careful not to pinch your fingers.
  4. Tipp: If you're planning to store the drive long term, you might consider lowering the disk tray beforehand .
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  5. Gently lift the retaining clip.
  6. Then move the head stop to the rear of the drive to remove it.
  7. Make sure, the disk tray is lowered, before attempting this step!
  8. Do not bend the head assembly!
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  9. Unscrew the Eject Motor Assembly.
  10. Gently unplug it's connector.
  11. Lift the Motor Assembly up and remove it.
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  12. Remove the retaining washers (be careful not to loose them!)
  13. Be careful not to loose these washers. They're pretty much unobtainium.
  14. Lift the Slide Plate up and remove it entirely.
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  15. Remove the two brass screws.
  16. Gently unplug the Stepper Motor Assembly and remove it.
  17. You should never ever unscrew the bolts for the head alignment, undless there's something wrong with it.
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  18. Gently unplug the Head Assembly.
  19. Unscrew the black screws to remove the Slide-guide shaft.
  20. Remove the Head Assembly with utmost care.
  21. Do not open the head assembly too far. Doing so might damage ist completely.
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  22. Unscrew and remove the Lateral Brackets.
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  23. Unscrew …
  24. … and remove the Switch PCB.
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  25. Desolder …
  26. … unclip …
  27. … remove PCB carefully, not to break the delicate switch.
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  28. Carefully unclip the (desoldered) motor.
  29. Pay attention to the cable routing!
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  30. Open the eject motor.
  31. If your motor is of the old design and held together using clips, bend one clip using tweezers or a long flat blade scredriver.
  32. Handle all clips with utmost care! You will break them if you push too hard.
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  33. Remove the big eject wheel by pinching the clip and pushing through the connecting rod.
  34. Remove the other gears.
  35. Be especially careful when opening clips.
  36. The small yellow gear is the infamous "cheese gear." It will deteriorate and crumble eventually, thus resulting in a no longer working eject mechanism.
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  37. You have sucessfully disassembled the complete drive.
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